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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Q&A with executive director of the Bijou Theatre

DI STAFF August 25, 2011

The DI sat down with Bijou Executive Director Jesse Damazo to discuss upcoming events this fall. Damazo: We are starting by showing the Landlocked Film Festival and Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten...

Quirky musician/comedian, YouTube sensation performs in Iowa City

SAMANTHA GENTRY August 25, 2011

Sitting in front of an open refrigerator giving a “shout out” to syrup and cheddar melt topping before playing her cover of “Dream a Little Dream of Me” on a ukulele is one of the acts musician...

Reading highlights from the Iowa Review

JULIA JESSEN August 25, 2011

Eduardo Halfon thought his career would be in engineering, but when he returned to school to study philosophy, he was required to take a literature class. “It was immediate,” he said. “I immediately...

Nickelodeon star Kenan Thompson performs for Welcome Week

LUCY TRANKINA August 25, 2011

Mixed emotions accompany the first days of college. Freshmen are excited about the independence of living on their own, but they also experience anxiety about leaving behind the ones they love. The first...

Corn exhibit opens at Old Capitol Museum

CARLY HURWITZ August 25, 2011

Corn is an Iowa thing. This will come as a major surprise to those living in the asteroid belt, who have pretty much forgotten gravity, let alone corn. But corn is as ubiquitous as air in Iowa, and most...

Landlocked Film festival returns to Iowa City for 5th year

JORDAN MONTGOMERY August 25, 2011

As the lights dim and the crowd’s chatter dies down, an air of excitement builds among viewers, their gazes transfixed on the screen. The magic of cinema has enthralled moviegoers for more than a century,...

First-in-the-nation caucuses good for the United States

GUEST OPINION August 25, 2011

Every four years, national reporters focus on Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. The State Fair is often a backdrop for news coverage, showcasing Iowa classics such as the quality and...

Keep fighting for cheaper tuition

WILL MATTESSICH August 25, 2011

Today is a grim reminder of the gross injustice being brought against America’s students. Aug. 25 is the due date for the year’s first University Bill. Thousands of undergraduates at Iowa will send...

Future Colbert-PAC ads should air on Iowa TV stations

DI EDITORIAL BOARD August 25, 2011

Hubbub over comedy pundit Stephen Colbert’s pre-Ames Straw Poll commercials has finally quelled but media outlets in the state should be careful to learn from Des Moines ABC affiliate WOI-DT’s tiff. WOI-DT...

McCaffery’s 2012 recruiting class ranked in top 25

DI STAFF August 25, 2011

The Iowa men’s basketball team won only 11 games last season, but that hasn’t stopped head coach Fran McCaffery’s recruiting. McCaffery’s three 2012 recruits made up ESPN.com’s No. 21 class...

Iowa rowing showing persistence, not desperation

CONRAD SWANSON August 25, 2011

Dozens of rowing machines are lined up facing a mirrored wall in the Beckwith Boathouse. Each machine is occupied by a different woman; all, however, are wearing Hawkeye colors, and all are damp with sweat....

Iowa golfers leave U.S. Amateur after stroke play

DI STAFF August 25, 2011

Wednesday saw the end of stroke play and the beginning of match play as the field at the 111th U.S. Amateur Championship was cut to 64 golfers. Iowa’s Ian Vandersee and Jed Dirksen were among the many...

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